{"id":2447888,"date":"2025-06-16T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lecture-about-political-violence-after-years-of-leftist-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:35:50","slug":"dems-lecture-about-political-violence-after-years-of-leftist-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lecture-about-political-violence-after-years-of-leftist-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Lecture About Political Violence After Years Of Leftist Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-lecture-about-political-violence-after-years-of-leftist-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 57-year-old man named Vance Boelter has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder after allegedly shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, leading to a statewide manhunt. Boelter&#8217;s motives are believed to be politically radical, targeting at least one Democratic legislator and her husband. As investigations unfold, many questions remain about his background and previous political connections, including an appointment to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/workforce-development-data-sharing-must-adapt-or-die\/\" title=\"Embrace change or face extinction in sharing workforce development data\">workforce development board<\/a> by Governor Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has sparked political discussions, with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy condemning what he perceives as a connection between political violence and right-wing extremism. He argues that the actions of Boelter are part of a broader trend of violence legitimized by the &#8220;MAGA&#8221; movement, referring to supporters of former President Trump. In contrast, the author of the article suggests that Democrats have also incited political violence and that labeling all violent acts as purely right-wing overlooks violence that has been tolerated or condoned within left-leaning movements.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative surrounding Boelter&#8217;s political affiliations and the implications of the shootings is contentious, with conflicting viewpoints on the origin and duty for political violence in the current climate.The article argues that, while Boelter may appear to align with conservative views, violence is not a tenet of conservatism. In contrast, it asserts that the Democratic Party has increasingly adopted violence as a tool for advancing it&#8217;s agenda, highlighting a divisive and complex political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 57-year-old man is in custody and charged with both murder and attempted murder after he allegedly shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prompting a statewide manhunt over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The story is still developing and has yielded plenty of unanswered questions about Vance Boelter&rsquo;s background, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1934473742316671065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">living situation<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/15\/us-news\/what-are-vance-luther-boelter-politics-alleged-minnesota-assassin-was-appointed-by-tim-walz-voted-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apparent re-appointment<\/a> to a workforce development board by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The consensus so far, however, is that his motives for allegedly assassinating at least one Democrat legislator and her husband, as well as targeting another Democrat and his wife were no doubt radical and most likely political.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate media and Democrats alike were quick to amplify the narrative that Boelter voted for Trump. In a sick twist, some of them even appeared to relish that the suspect, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged pizza delivery roommate<\/a>, would &ldquo;be offended if people called him a Democrat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The roommate of Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect Vance Boelter spoke to CBS News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lilialuciano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lilialuciano<\/a> about rumors circulating online about the suspect&#8217;s politics: &#8220;He&#8217;s not a Democrat. He would be offended if people called him a Democrat,&#8221; he said, adding that Boelter &#8220;was a Trump&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qm5uqsO79f\">pic.twitter.com\/qm5uqsO79f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1934430720644018606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took it further by demanding &ldquo;we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA&rsquo;s legitimization of political violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1934347305865351188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nine-post thread<\/a>, Murphy claimed that while Republicans &ldquo;have also been the target of inexcusable violence,&rdquo; that &ldquo;this isn&rsquo;t a &lsquo;both sides&rsquo; issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the last five years, MAGA has been bathed in political violence,&rdquo; Murphy alleged, citing the events on January 6, 2021 and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to pardon those involved who were politically persecuted by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy ranted that the GOP&rsquo;s &ldquo;fetishization of guns&rdquo; and Trump&rsquo;s decision to send the National Guard to quell the attacks on immigration enforcement officers in Los Angeles proved &ldquo;there was no comparison in Democratic messaging.&rdquo;  <\/p>\n<p>The senator is correct in identifying that political violence is not a two-sided issue. He&rsquo;s wrong, however, to suggest that Republicans are the ringleaders. <\/p>\n<p>Murphy purports that &ldquo;MAGA,&rdquo; led by Trump, has been the fuel on the political violence fire over the last five years. It&rsquo;s Democrats, however, who have spent the better part of a decade calling for literal violence against their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/14\/democrat-senator-calls-for-literal-violence-against-pro-lifers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political enemies<\/a>, promising&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/04\/19\/corrupt-media-who-accused-trump-of-inciting-violence-are-silent-when-democrat-maxine-waters-does-just-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insurrection<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NathanBrandWA\/status\/1534544753009754112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1534544753009754112%7Ctwgr%5Eeee69a4c955d01213abf64d7616c4c66c298c1dd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefederalist.com%2F2022%2F06%2F09%2Fdemocrats-dont-just-fail-to-apologize-for-violence-that-pushes-their-agenda-they-actively-incite-it%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatening Republican-nominated Supreme Court<\/a>&nbsp;justices, and running an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/14\/the-left-spent-years-running-an-assassination-prep-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assassination prep campaign<\/a>&nbsp;that manifested in two attempts on our current president before he was re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy wants to pretend that Trump pardoning people who entered the Capitol on January 6 means he rubber-stamped political violence, but President Barack Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/01\/oscar-lopez-commutation-barack-obama-214685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pardoned<\/a> and President Bill Clinton gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/106\/chrg\/CHRG-106shrg68017\/CHRG-106shrg68017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clemency to Puerto Rican FALN terrorists<\/a> who bombed, murdered, and wreaked havoc across American cities. President Joe Biden also granted clemency to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2025\/january\/name-1039284-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">convicted cop-killers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The same blue party that twisted itself in knots to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/02\/10\/sarah-palin-testifies-she-was-devastated-by-n-y-times-editorial-linking-her-pac-to-2011-shooting-00007860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blame Sarah Palin<\/a>&nbsp;and a map released from her PAC for a deadly shooting in Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/19\/the-media-wanted-both-sides-to-take-blame-for-james-hodgkinson-will-they-do-the-same-with-ray-roseberry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worked overtime<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligence.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help from the FBI<\/a>, to sweep their rhetoric&rsquo;s role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-reclassifies-2017-congressional-baseball-shooting-as-incident-of-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"FBI reclassifies 2017 congressional baseball shooting as incident of domestic terrorism\">2017 congressional baseball shooting<\/a> under the rug.<\/p>\n<p>When a man tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home following the 2022 <em>Dobbs v. Jackson<\/em> leak, the blue party continued to demand a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1534903857523859456?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;mini revolution&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;against the high bench. <\/p>\n<p>When rioters and arsonists caused&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/02\/26\/estimates-george-floyd-riots-to-cost-66-times-more-than-capitol-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billions of dollars<\/a>&nbsp;of damage to cities all across the nation in 2020, Democrats and the press not only cheered them on but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/08\/31\/meet-the-rioting-criminals-kamala-harris-helped-bail-out-of-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bailed them out<\/a>. They applied the same playbook earlier this month to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/09\/corporate-media-cant-defend-la-deportation-riot-so-they-downplay-and-deny-it-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">destructive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/11\/mexican-illegal-alien-charged-with-attempted-murder-for-allegedly-throwing-molotov-cocktail-during-la-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violent<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1931869794611180015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-American<\/a> riots in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats and their allies in the press even openly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/11\/warrens-reaction-to-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-cements-democrats-as-party-of-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rationalized<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/14\/taylor-lorenzs-fawning-over-alleged-united-assassin-is-normalizing-political-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fawned over<\/a> Luigi Mangione, the man charged with sniping the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Blue politicians like Murphy never fail to use the acts of violent radicals, whose roots are assigned by the corporate media to the right, to grandstand about the evils of Republicans. When it comes to condemning violence from their own and the fiery rhetoric from people such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/04\/19\/maxine-waters-im-not-going-to-be-bullied-for-telling-protestors-to-get-confrontational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rep. Maxine Waters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JCNSeverino\/status\/1798369120351846493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/a> that stokes that violence, however, they blatantly refuse.<\/p>\n<p>Suspects like Boelter might appear to associate with the right, but violent attacks are not condoned by conservatives nor their ideology. Democrats, on the other hand, have turned rioting, looting, threatening, and even assassination attempts into tools to advance their agenda and narrative. <\/p>\n<p>In the year of our Lord 2025, political violence is undoubtedly a key part of the Democrat party&rsquo;s platform and no blame game from Democrat keyboard warriors like Murphy will change that. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 57-year-old man is in custody for allegedly shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, leading to a statewide manhunt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2447889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-3-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3933,57250,45281,32171,35049],"class_list":["post-2447888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dems","tag-leftist-attacks","tag-partisan-politics","tag-political-commentary","tag-political-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-3-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447892,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447888\/revisions\/2447892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}